Significance Of The American Dream In The Great Gatsby

Gatsby As The American Dream

The American dream is the distorted idea that everyone is capable of achieving success through hard work and determination and pertaining to the pursuit of happiness. This idealized dream is commonly unattained by many people who rise to face the challenge. In The Great Gatsby, Francis Scott Fitzgerald demonstrates how the wealthy and famous Jay Gatsby symbolizes the American dream. Ignited with motivation and passion, ambition leads Gatsby to become blind to his surroundings and develops a tunneled vision on wanting to claim his love with Daisy again. Moreover, Gatsby 's tragic end showcases how he is a victim who deteriorates into another failed man in the American dream. Furthermore, Gatsby unknowingly becomes oblivious to reality as he is displayed as a character attempting to living in the past reality he is unable to transfigure. This essay will focus on how Gatsby, through the …show more content…
Gatsby 's ambition throughout the story illuminates how his dream branches into wanting more than what he is really after, as well as, developing misconceptions about his goals. Like many of the people who encounter the American dream, Gatsby ends up as a failure who is unable to attain his dream of reclaiming Daisy. Gatsby as a symbol of the American dream, is also manifested through his idea of living in the past. The American dream questions how far Gatsby is willing to go to accomplish his desire with converting the past with Daisy to present, such as how he takes ownership for Daisy 's wrong doings and continues to perceive her as perfection. The avidity of the American dream is one that is greatly desired and longed for, however, through Gatsby in The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald perfectly illustrates how the American dream is a fantasy that is difficult and challenging to make a